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MaineDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 10:45 AM
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Ball from Cubs' playoff loss auctioned for $106(K)
OAK BROOK, Ill., Dec. 19 — The baseball deflected by a fan in the stands during one of the Chicago Cubs' most agonizing losses sold for $106,600 at auction Friday.

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Thirty-seven bids had been made by the time the auction closed at about 4 a.m. Initial bidding began at $5,000 on Dec. 1. About half the bids were made in the final hours of the auction.

''The bidding was really fueled by three or four individuals, at the end,'' Theotikos said.

MastroNet auctioned the ball on behalf of a 33-year-old Chicago attorney identified only as Jim. According to the company, he was sitting near Bartman when the ball was deflected. The man put the ball in his pocket after it bounced his way.

http://famulus.msnbc.com/famulusspt/ap12-19-054358.asp?spt=mlb&vts=121920030730

Damn, the kid who got all the grief didn't even end up with the ball!
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